French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called for Africa and Europe to reach a “win-win” solution to migration during an address to 300 young entrepreneurs on the second day of his visit to Nigeria.
Saying that the continents share a “common destiny”, Macron outlined his vision to solve thorny issue shaking the European Union, saying it can only be solved in the “long run” by Africa.
“We have to work with African governments,” said Macron, addressing the crowd at an upmarket hotel in Lagos, the commercial hub of Nigeria.
“For me the sustainable answer is not just security,” said Macron, adding that people were leaving peaceful countries including Senegal, Ivory Coast and Nigeria because of “a lack of hope, a lack of opportunities”.
“These people, given the magnitude of this wave, cannot be accepted, at least, not all of them,” said Macron….
Source: Seychelles News Agency
